Leslie Coleman "Les" McCann (born September 23, 1935, in Lexington, Kentucky) is an American soul jazz pianist and vocalist whose biggest successes came as a crossover artist into R&B and soul.
Biography
An early musical success for McCann was his winning of a Navy talent contest for singing; this led to an appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show. McCann's main career began in the early 1960s when he recorded as a pianist with his trio for Pacific Jazz Records.
In 1969, Atlantic Records released Swiss Movement, a recording of McCann with frequent collaborator, saxophonist Eddie Harris, and guest trumpeter Benny Bailey at that year's Montreux Jazz Festival. The album contained the song "Compared to What", and both the album and the single were huge Billboard pop chart successes. "Compared to What" featured political criticism of the Vietnam War. The song was not written by McCann; fellow Atlantic composer/artist Eugene McDaniels wrote it years earlier. "Compared to What" was initially recorded and released by soul vocalist Roberta Flack. Her version appeared as the opening track on her debut recording, First Take (1969).
Eddie Harris & Les McCann - Compared To What (Live at Montreux Jazz Festival 1969)
On June 21, 1969, Eddie Harris & Les McCann performed his song "Compared To What" at the Montreux Jazz Festival and Casino Karsuul in Switzerland.
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Les McCann Trio (Live video - 1961)
PICTURE STARTS AFTER 19 SECS...This video was made for French TV, and I don't think it was ever even edited for public transmission... ... So here's a complete set then (nearly 90 mins) of The Les McCann Trio w Herbie Lewis Ron Jefferson in France during the summer of 1961... "Enough to make a cat laugh!" ... As my sainted mother was fond of saying ... :-)
published: 04 Nov 2017
Sometimes I Cry
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Sometimes I Cry · Les McCann
Layers
℗ 1972 Atlantic Recording Corp.
Percussion: Buck Clarke
Bass Guitar: Jimmy Rowser
Violin: Jimmy Rowser
Producer: Joel Dorn
Clarinet, Conductor, Percussion, Piano: Les Mccann
Percussion: Ralph MacDonald
Arranger, Writer: Les Mccann
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published: 23 Aug 2015
Can't We Be Stranger Again
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Can't We Be Stranger Again · Les McCann
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℗ 1969 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Vocals: Les Mccann
Writer: H. Lewis Mastor
Writer: K. Lewis
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published: 09 Nov 2014
Les McCann - Vallarta (1977)
From Album Music Lets Me Be (1977) by Migno65
published: 26 Sep 2009
Burnin' Coal
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Burnin' Coal · Les McCann
Much Les
℗ 2001 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Drums: Donald Dean
Double Bass: Leroy Vinnegar
Piano, Vocals: Les Mccann
Congas Drums: Victor Pantoja
Timbales Drums: Willie Bobo
Writer: Les Mccann
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published: 28 Jan 2017
Set Us Free (Remastered)
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Set Us Free (Remastered) · Les McCann · Eddie Harris
Second Movement
℗ 1971 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Producer: Arif Mardin
Tambourine: Bernard Purdie
Drums, Percussion: Buck Clarke
Background Vocals: Cissy Houston
Electric Guitar: Cornell Dupree
Background Vocals: Deidre Tuck
Drums: Donald Dean
Saxophone: Eddie Harris
Bass: James Rowser
Bass: Jerry Jemmott
Background Vocals: Judy Clay
Fender Rhodes Piano: Les Mccann
Vocals: Les Mccann
Horns Arranger: Arif Mardin
Writer: Eddie Harris
Writer: Kay Lewis
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published: 29 Apr 2015
Les McCann - With These Hands
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published: 28 Nov 2011
Les McCann & Eddie Harris - Compared To What
TV gig in Berlin
published: 25 Jan 2008
Les McCann - Burnin' Coal
Les McCann - Burnin' Coal
Written By - Les McCann
Released in 1969
Appears in the following albums:
Yet Mo' Mod Jazz - Much Les - Atlantic 60th: Smokin' Soul Picnic - Atlantic Top 60: Jazz, Jive and Strut
Credits:
Piano -- Les McCann
Bass -- Leroy Vinnegar
Congas -- Victor Pantoja
Drums -- Donald Dean
Timbales -- Willie Bobo
Engineer [Recording] -- Adrian Barber
Producer -- Joel Dorn
Recorded at Atlantic Studios, New York.
I don't own the rights to the Music or Photos.
On June 21, 1969, Eddie Harris & Les McCann performed his song "Compared To What" at the Montreux Jazz Festival and Casino Karsuul in Switzerland.
For more, fo...
PICTURE STARTS AFTER 19 SECS...This video was made for French TV, and I don't think it was ever even edited for public transmission... ... So here's a complete ...
PICTURE STARTS AFTER 19 SECS...This video was made for French TV, and I don't think it was ever even edited for public transmission... ... So here's a complete set then (nearly 90 mins) of The Les McCann Trio w Herbie Lewis Ron Jefferson in France during the summer of 1961... "Enough to make a cat laugh!" ... As my sainted mother was fond of saying ... :-)
PICTURE STARTS AFTER 19 SECS...This video was made for French TV, and I don't think it was ever even edited for public transmission... ... So here's a complete set then (nearly 90 mins) of The Les McCann Trio w Herbie Lewis Ron Jefferson in France during the summer of 1961... "Enough to make a cat laugh!" ... As my sainted mother was fond of saying ... :-)
Provided to YouTube by Rhino Atlantic
Sometimes I Cry · Les McCann
Layers
℗ 1972 Atlantic Recording Corp.
Percussion: Buck Clarke
Bass Guitar: Jimmy Rowser...
Provided to YouTube by Rhino Atlantic
Sometimes I Cry · Les McCann
Layers
℗ 1972 Atlantic Recording Corp.
Percussion: Buck Clarke
Bass Guitar: Jimmy Rowser
Violin: Jimmy Rowser
Producer: Joel Dorn
Clarinet, Conductor, Percussion, Piano: Les Mccann
Percussion: Ralph MacDonald
Arranger, Writer: Les Mccann
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Provided to YouTube by Rhino Atlantic
Sometimes I Cry · Les McCann
Layers
℗ 1972 Atlantic Recording Corp.
Percussion: Buck Clarke
Bass Guitar: Jimmy Rowser
Violin: Jimmy Rowser
Producer: Joel Dorn
Clarinet, Conductor, Percussion, Piano: Les Mccann
Percussion: Ralph MacDonald
Arranger, Writer: Les Mccann
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Can't We Be Stranger Again · Les McCann
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℗ 1969 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA Int...
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Can't We Be Stranger Again · Les McCann
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℗ 1969 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Vocals: Les Mccann
Writer: H. Lewis Mastor
Writer: K. Lewis
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Can't We Be Stranger Again · Les McCann
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℗ 1969 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Vocals: Les Mccann
Writer: H. Lewis Mastor
Writer: K. Lewis
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Burnin' Coal · Les McCann
Much Les
℗ 2001 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International In...
Provided to YouTube by Rhino Atlantic
Burnin' Coal · Les McCann
Much Les
℗ 2001 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Drums: Donald Dean
Double Bass: Leroy Vinnegar
Piano, Vocals: Les Mccann
Congas Drums: Victor Pantoja
Timbales Drums: Willie Bobo
Writer: Les Mccann
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Provided to YouTube by Rhino Atlantic
Burnin' Coal · Les McCann
Much Les
℗ 2001 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Drums: Donald Dean
Double Bass: Leroy Vinnegar
Piano, Vocals: Les Mccann
Congas Drums: Victor Pantoja
Timbales Drums: Willie Bobo
Writer: Les Mccann
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Provided to YouTube by Rhino Atlantic
Set Us Free (Remastered) · Les McCann · Eddie Harris
Second Movement
℗ 1971 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the Unit...
Provided to YouTube by Rhino Atlantic
Set Us Free (Remastered) · Les McCann · Eddie Harris
Second Movement
℗ 1971 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Producer: Arif Mardin
Tambourine: Bernard Purdie
Drums, Percussion: Buck Clarke
Background Vocals: Cissy Houston
Electric Guitar: Cornell Dupree
Background Vocals: Deidre Tuck
Drums: Donald Dean
Saxophone: Eddie Harris
Bass: James Rowser
Bass: Jerry Jemmott
Background Vocals: Judy Clay
Fender Rhodes Piano: Les Mccann
Vocals: Les Mccann
Horns Arranger: Arif Mardin
Writer: Eddie Harris
Writer: Kay Lewis
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Provided to YouTube by Rhino Atlantic
Set Us Free (Remastered) · Les McCann · Eddie Harris
Second Movement
℗ 1971 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Producer: Arif Mardin
Tambourine: Bernard Purdie
Drums, Percussion: Buck Clarke
Background Vocals: Cissy Houston
Electric Guitar: Cornell Dupree
Background Vocals: Deidre Tuck
Drums: Donald Dean
Saxophone: Eddie Harris
Bass: James Rowser
Bass: Jerry Jemmott
Background Vocals: Judy Clay
Fender Rhodes Piano: Les Mccann
Vocals: Les Mccann
Horns Arranger: Arif Mardin
Writer: Eddie Harris
Writer: Kay Lewis
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Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teac...
Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use
Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use
Les McCann - Burnin' Coal
Written By - Les McCann
Released in 1969
Appears in the following albums:
Yet Mo' Mod Jazz - Much Les - Atlantic 60th: Smokin' Soul ...
Les McCann - Burnin' Coal
Written By - Les McCann
Released in 1969
Appears in the following albums:
Yet Mo' Mod Jazz - Much Les - Atlantic 60th: Smokin' Soul Picnic - Atlantic Top 60: Jazz, Jive and Strut
Credits:
Piano -- Les McCann
Bass -- Leroy Vinnegar
Congas -- Victor Pantoja
Drums -- Donald Dean
Timbales -- Willie Bobo
Engineer [Recording] -- Adrian Barber
Producer -- Joel Dorn
Recorded at Atlantic Studios, New York.
I don't own the rights to the Music or Photos.
Les McCann - Burnin' Coal
Written By - Les McCann
Released in 1969
Appears in the following albums:
Yet Mo' Mod Jazz - Much Les - Atlantic 60th: Smokin' Soul Picnic - Atlantic Top 60: Jazz, Jive and Strut
Credits:
Piano -- Les McCann
Bass -- Leroy Vinnegar
Congas -- Victor Pantoja
Drums -- Donald Dean
Timbales -- Willie Bobo
Engineer [Recording] -- Adrian Barber
Producer -- Joel Dorn
Recorded at Atlantic Studios, New York.
I don't own the rights to the Music or Photos.
PICTURE STARTS AFTER 19 SECS...This video was made for French TV, and I don't think it was ever even edited for public transmission... ... So here's a complete set then (nearly 90 mins) of The Les McCann Trio w Herbie Lewis Ron Jefferson in France during the summer of 1961... "Enough to make a cat laugh!" ... As my sainted mother was fond of saying ... :-)
Provided to YouTube by Rhino Atlantic
Sometimes I Cry · Les McCann
Layers
℗ 1972 Atlantic Recording Corp.
Percussion: Buck Clarke
Bass Guitar: Jimmy Rowser
Violin: Jimmy Rowser
Producer: Joel Dorn
Clarinet, Conductor, Percussion, Piano: Les Mccann
Percussion: Ralph MacDonald
Arranger, Writer: Les Mccann
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Provided to YouTube by Rhino Atlantic
Can't We Be Stranger Again · Les McCann
Comment
℗ 1969 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Vocals: Les Mccann
Writer: H. Lewis Mastor
Writer: K. Lewis
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Provided to YouTube by Rhino Atlantic
Burnin' Coal · Les McCann
Much Les
℗ 2001 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Drums: Donald Dean
Double Bass: Leroy Vinnegar
Piano, Vocals: Les Mccann
Congas Drums: Victor Pantoja
Timbales Drums: Willie Bobo
Writer: Les Mccann
Auto-generated by YouTube.
Provided to YouTube by Rhino Atlantic
Set Us Free (Remastered) · Les McCann · Eddie Harris
Second Movement
℗ 1971 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Producer: Arif Mardin
Tambourine: Bernard Purdie
Drums, Percussion: Buck Clarke
Background Vocals: Cissy Houston
Electric Guitar: Cornell Dupree
Background Vocals: Deidre Tuck
Drums: Donald Dean
Saxophone: Eddie Harris
Bass: James Rowser
Bass: Jerry Jemmott
Background Vocals: Judy Clay
Fender Rhodes Piano: Les Mccann
Vocals: Les Mccann
Horns Arranger: Arif Mardin
Writer: Eddie Harris
Writer: Kay Lewis
Auto-generated by YouTube.
Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use
Les McCann - Burnin' Coal
Written By - Les McCann
Released in 1969
Appears in the following albums:
Yet Mo' Mod Jazz - Much Les - Atlantic 60th: Smokin' Soul Picnic - Atlantic Top 60: Jazz, Jive and Strut
Credits:
Piano -- Les McCann
Bass -- Leroy Vinnegar
Congas -- Victor Pantoja
Drums -- Donald Dean
Timbales -- Willie Bobo
Engineer [Recording] -- Adrian Barber
Producer -- Joel Dorn
Recorded at Atlantic Studios, New York.
I don't own the rights to the Music or Photos.
Leslie Coleman "Les" McCann (born September 23, 1935, in Lexington, Kentucky) is an American soul jazz pianist and vocalist whose biggest successes came as a crossover artist into R&B and soul.
Biography
An early musical success for McCann was his winning of a Navy talent contest for singing; this led to an appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show. McCann's main career began in the early 1960s when he recorded as a pianist with his trio for Pacific Jazz Records.
In 1969, Atlantic Records released Swiss Movement, a recording of McCann with frequent collaborator, saxophonist Eddie Harris, and guest trumpeter Benny Bailey at that year's Montreux Jazz Festival. The album contained the song "Compared to What", and both the album and the single were huge Billboard pop chart successes. "Compared to What" featured political criticism of the Vietnam War. The song was not written by McCann; fellow Atlantic composer/artist Eugene McDaniels wrote it years earlier. "Compared to What" was initially recorded and released by soul vocalist Roberta Flack. Her version appeared as the opening track on her debut recording, First Take (1969).
hrow yourself into the arms of the world And the air will hold you. Hold back And the world will jump you from behind. Go for broke down the highway of bones. Follow the music of your steps, and when the lights go Don't whistle---sing. If you keep your eyes open, you'll always be lost. Give away your shirt, give away your gold, Give away your shoes to the first stranger you see. Much will come of nothing